Alan Doran, Chief Executive of the HFEA said: “We welcome the Hampton Review Report. Overall this has been a positive experience for the HFEA. We put our clinics through rigorous inspection and expect them to respond constructively...

The single greatest change to affect the UK fertility sector in nearly two decades will take place tomorrow, Thursday 1 October, as the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) comes into force.

In vitro derived gametes, gene transfer into embryos and alternatives to embryonic stem cells are just three of the rapidly developing areas of science examined in the HFEA’s latest Scientific Horizon Scanning annual report, published today.

In an interview with The Times this week, Prof Lisa Jardine, Chair of the HFEA, opened discussions on two important topics: payments for donors of gametes (eggs and sperm) and intergenerational donation.

HFEA Chief Executive Alan Doran said: We have great sympathy for the two couples involved in this incident at IVF Wales. This event shows just how important and central fertility treatment is to peoples lives...